Jags vs. Bills: 4 matchups to watch

The Jacksonville Jaguars will be looking to at least make some progress towards reaching a season record of .500 Week 12 after enduring their most heartbreaking loss of the season against the Pittsburgh Steelers. This time around, however, they’ll be dealing with a team in the Buffalo Bills who are just as hungry and haven’t forgotten about the postseason loss the Jags handed them in January.

That said, the game looks like it could be a close one and will come down to a few key battles. Here are four that we think will determine the game:

RB Leonard Fournette vs. LB Tremaine Edmund

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As we’ve mentioned on several occasions this week, fans should expect a low-scoring game between the Jags and Bills Sunday just like the one they had in January. In that game, they simply knew the Bills’ offense wasn’t going to put up the necessary points against their defense and didn’t get too fancy on offense.

If they use that approach again, expect to see a lot of Leonard Fournette Sunday as he’ll be coming off his best game of the season against the Steelers. He was able to rack up just under 100 yards and a touchdown, but the most impressive part about his performance was the Steelers’ inability to tackle him.

That said, Tremaine Edmund is Buffalo’s No. 1 tackler with 70 on the season. On top of that, he’s accumulated at least eight tackles in the Bills’ last two games, which points to him having an active day, especially with the injuries the Jags are dealing with on the offensive line.

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